Here’s What Maternity Leave Looks Like Around The World

Bella Breakdown

Hold the phone—did you know the U.S. is the only advanced economy that doesn’t mandate paid maternity leave? Take a look at how other countries support working moms.

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Japan
14 weeks maternity leave

Norway
35 weeks maternity leave

Iceland
13 weeks maternity leave

Australia
52 weeks maternity leave

Armenia
20 weeks maternity leave

Mexico
12 weeks maternity leave

India
12 weeks maternity leave

Canada
17 weeks maternity leave

Iraq
9 weeks maternity leave

France
16 weeks maternity leave

Croatia
58 weeks maternity leave (ummmm, we’re moving here)

United States
0 weeks maternity leave (so, so, so, very SAD)

The USA is the ONLY advanced economy that doesn’t mandate paid sick or maternity leave for its workers. Now pardon us while we go sulk about that fact for the remainder of the day.